Recorded as a tie, Creighton is now 3-12-3 on
the season and moves on to play Illinois State in the MVC Semifinals on Friday,
Nov. 2nd. Drake's season ends with a record of 12-5-3.

After 110 minutes of scoreless play, the
penalty kick (PK) session can only be described as drama filled and
intense. Drake shot first as Megan Fisher converted the opening
kick. Creighton junior Kelsey
O'Donnell responded with a shot to the corner. Each team went
on to convert the opening five penalty kicks. In order the kicks for
Creighton were senior
Gabriela Guillén, senior Brittney
Neumann, sophomore Madelyn
Buckner and freshman Jill Richgels.

The seventh shot from Drake's Kylie DeHaven
bounced off the right post, providing a second opportunity for the Jays.
Litch, however, stepped up once more, denying Bluejay freshman Maddie
Trebesch with a diving stop.

Penalty kicks moved on to the tenth
kick. Desperately wanting to extend her season, Swanson blocked her
fourth penalty kick of the match (having blocked a penalty kick in regulation) to
give Creighton a third opportunity to win the game. This time head coach
Bruce Erickson turned to little used Beshiri for just the second time in the
2012 season. The Downers Grove, Ill., native fired the penalty kick into the net to lift the Jays.

All of the drama of the penalty kick session
would not have occurred if not for an appetizer from Swanson at the beginning
of the second period. In the 46th minute Swanson stopped a penalty kick from
Brittany Schulling. Swanson dove right as Schulling sent the shot to her
left. Swanson stopped the shot sending it to the left post, the ball
bounced right back to Swanson as she lay in front of the goal.

The Bluejays and Bulldogs each had chances in
the scoreless first period. Twice the Bulldogs had shots at an open net,
misfiring both times. The first opportunity came with near the ten minute
mark as Drake sent a crossing pass toward the right side, beating
Swanson. The shot was wide right, but was waived off as offside was
called. Drake's second open netter equally resulted in an errant shot to
the right in the 28th minute.

Sunday's match was the fifth time in the last
ten years that Creighton has seen a match go to penalty kicks in the MVC
Tournament. Last season the Jays and Northern Iowa ended in a 0-0 draw,
but the Panthers advanced 5-3 in PKs. In 2008, Missouri State bested the
Jays in PKs 5-3, while Creighton slipped past Illinois State, 4-3, in
2007. Overall Creighton has advanced twice in the five matches that have
gone to PKs in the last decade.

Creighton and Drake each finished with 14 shots in the match, while Drake held a 6-4 edge in corner kicks.

In
the other MVC Tournament Quarterfinal, No. 5 Indiana State and No. 4
Northern Iowa also played to a 0-0 draw. Indiana State advanced via
PKs, 4-2. Indiana State will face the No. 1 seed, Evansville, at 3:30
p.m. in Morrison Stadium on Friday, Nov. 2. The Jays match against the
No. 2 seed in the MVC Tournament, Illinois State, will be at 6 p.m.